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Mephibosheth and Saul (King)
How Mephibosheth and Saul (King) are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Saul (King) was an ancestor of Mephibosheth.
Mephibosheth was Saul's grandson, through Jonathan. David gave him back all the land of Saul and a place at the king's table.
Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul
2 Samuel 9:6, King James Version
will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father
2 Samuel 9:7, King James Version
Where they cross: 2 Samuel 9:6-9
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
2 Samuel 9:6-9
6Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
7And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
8And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
9Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
King James Version